Abstract
Teicoplanin is an antibiotic used for the treatment of endocarditis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Teicoplanin is emerging as a suitable alternative antibiotic to vancomycin, where their trough serum levels are monitored by immunoassay routinely. This is the first report detailing the development of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for measuring teicoplanin in patients' serum.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 475-81 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Annals of Clinical Biochemistry |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | Pt 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Blood Chemical Analysis
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Humans
- Limit of Detection
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- Teicoplanin